Years ago, my friend Renee, she is here in the picture right above these words, let me know about a friend of her's, Gretchen. Gretchen's son, Liam, had Neuroblastoma. Gretchen had decided at Christmas time to bake cookies to raise money for research into pediatric cancer cures. That first holiday season they baked 96,000 cookies and raised $400,000. From there, Cookies has morphed into an organization that raises money to fund trials for pediatric cancer. You can order cookies from their site or hold a bake sale. Charlotte's bake sale raises more money than any other sale in the country. Last year, my friend Jill and I volunteered for the afternoon. We were amazed over and over again the generosity of people. This year, my friend Renee came up from Augusta to work the bake sale with us. We were lucky to have Gretchen in town to do a book signing. Each year it is a privilege to help this wonderful charity. Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age
of 18 and 100% of the profits of bake sales go to fund trials. Go to their website at www.cookiesforkidscancer.org for more information.
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